Chapter 1994 - The Assembly Point on Tianshan Mountain (1/2)
Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
The group had wasted an entire day. At night, strong winds that sounded like the roars of ferocious beasts started blowing across the mountains.
The tents could not withstand the wind. The group had to send two Light Mages to set up a Light Barrier and stop the strong wind from raging through the camp.
The winds gradually grew stronger. The gusts were like powerful dragon breaths as they poured into the Rift Valley from higher up the mountain, striking the uninvited guests with great might.
The Mailong Private Military Group was unprepared for the ferocity of the winds. The two Light Mages at the entrance of the camp were knocked flying. They slammed heavily into a cliffside and died horrible deaths.
The rest of the mercenaries did not expect to be attacked by the wind. They scattered across the place and kept using their defensive magic. However, they were struggling to defend themselves from the constant wind!
“Damn it, what the heck is going on? Tommy, why didn’t you have any information about the wind? How the hell are we supposed to defend ourselves from this strange wind?” Lu Xiu cursed.
Tommy observed the strong wind and answered, “I…I’ve never heard of it before. Tianshan Mountain has a lot of strange factors and conditions. The place we set our camp up at might be a wind gap.”
The strong wind had appeared out of nowhere, and lasted for a very long time. The group was at the wind’s mercy for the whole night.
More barriers were established, but some of the weaker Mages were still knocked flying by the strange wind. The lucky ones were knocked out and blown far away, but the unfortunate ones either died after slamming into the walls, or were blown to unreachable places.
“Lingling, what’s going on?” Mo Fan asked.
“If a strong cold wind happens to follow the structure of the Rift Valley, it would indeed serve as a wind gathering tube that helps the wind grow, but the odds are extremely low. I’m not sure if we are just too lucky or what,” Lingling shrugged.
“I think I heard something,” Nanyu suddenly said cautiously.
“The wind sounds like a generator operating right beside our ears. What else can you hear!?” Zhao Manyan said.
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It was already daylight when the wind stopped. Kuma immediately asked Tommy to do a headcount. To nobody’s surprise, they had lost five more members.
Among them, the two Light Mages had died right on the spot. The wind hit so fast that they could not react at all.
The remaining three were swept a great distance away and had yet to return. They were most likely dead by now.
“I seriously don’t want to spend even a second more in this place,” Aubern declared.
“Yeah, I feel like we won’t be alive to enjoy the reward.”
The group kept losing members. They were almost down to half of their initial numbers!
The problem was that the way back was not safe either. The group had no choice but to continue forward under Kuma’s lead.
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The group continued forward for another two days. The two days were surprisingly peaceful. The Tianshan Demon Tiger had stopped showing up, so the mercenaries were relieved.
“Did you notice? We haven’t seen any crossroads for the past two days. Are we going in the wrong way?” Zhao Manyan asked.